Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95456

Roads: Accidents

Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the eCall system on the number of casualties or fatalities on the roads.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
A 2013 pre-legislation appraisal concluded that following full adoption of eCall in the UK (in 2018), casualty reduction was likely to be at most 13 fatalities a year and 100 serious injuries involving car and van occupants only. No post-implementation re...

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